After ending the call, we returned to the Zhou Family home.
The few remaining villagers nearby were all astonished to see that the Zhou Family members could stand up straight again.
They all came running over to take a look.
When they heard that the family had been possessed and that Zhang Yuchen and I had driven out the evil, curing them, they praised us endlessly.
They also asked Zhang Yuchen and me for talismans.
We weren't stingy. Seeing that they were all elderly people, we drew a few Peace Talismans for them.
We didn't charge them much either—one yuan per person, as a matter of fate and to accumulate merit.
The Zhou Family even slaughtered one of their chickens or ducks to cook for us, treating us with great hospitality.
In short, they thanked us in every possible way...
After dinner, we remained at the Zhou Family home and waited quietly for anything unusual.
Neither Zhang Yuchen nor I was certain we would be able to wait for anything, but waiting was our only option now.
In order to lure Hunchback Ma out, Zhang Yuchen came up with a rather nasty trick.
He had the Zhou Family burn incense at the entrance, write Hunchback Ma's name on a white paper effigy, then start cursing him.
Even without his birth date and eight characters, any wandering ghost nearby with that name—or Hunchback Ma himself—would most likely sense it.
As long as he dared to come, we would take him down immediately.
Then, through Hunchback Ma, we could obtain information and clues about Kong Lingqi.
When the Zhou Family learned that Hunchback Ma, the hanging ghost, was most likely responsible for their hunched backs, they were furious.
Without a second thought, they agreed.
Then the whole family lit long incense, made